keen, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
led 5f
held up, headway inside halfway, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home
held up, pushed along 5f out, never dangerous
raced wide throughout, held up in rear, headway from 2f out, ran on to lead post
raced wide, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway from over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, switched left start, in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out
prominent, chased leader 4f out, led 3f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
The top weight Tetcott has been given a chance by the handicapper and he gets the nod over Tommytyler and Witchcraft, who are expected to pose the biggest threats to the selection. Mexican is also capable of getting involved at this level and he is one to monitor in the betting. The last mentioned has been a frustrating character to follow and is not one to trust implicitly. However, he does have bits and pieces of form that suggest he can make the frame again and he is one for each-way players to consider. Tommytyler is unexposed at the trip and, with his task made easier by the 7lb claim of Danielle Mcreedy, his connections will be disappointed if he cannot figure strongly at this level. Still, with eight of the fourteen runners set to race from just out of the weights, it is safe to assume that this will not take too much winning and it is unlikely to provide the strongest market of the day. Therefore, giving weight away to this bunch should not be a problem for Tetcott, who is fancied to be very hard to beat if he recaptures anything like the form he showed at Warwick last September.
Tetcott (IRE) 8-1 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Bijou Dan at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (D3) pol in Dec.
Three Ships 6-1 With leader, led 6f out, headed over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 13, 18l behind Seldemosa at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Tommytyler (IRE) 5-1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner over final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Desert Daisy at Southwell 7f clm (H5) fbs in Jan.
Lillianna (IRE) 25-1 Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 14, 5l behind Soviet Threat at Lingfield 7f mdn clm (H5) pol.
Witchcraft 25-1 Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 12, 7l behind Cerebus at Southwell 6f mdn stk (D3) fbs in Jan.
Danum 10-1 Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 18l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn clm (H5) pol.
Knight of Hearts (IRE) 12-1 Took keen hold, prominent until weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Bubbling Fun at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Nov.
Mexican (USA) 15-2 Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Sir Bond at Southwell 1m stk (H5) fbs.
